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The spider species Araneus diadematus is commonly called the European garden spider, cross orbweaver, diadem spider, orangie, cross spider, and crowned orb weaver.It is sometimes called the pumpkin spider, [2] although this name is also used for a different species, Araneus marmoreus. [3]
Marbled orb-weaver (Araneus marmoreus) Araneus was, for much of its history, called Epeira. The latter name is now considered a junior synonym of Araneus, as the latter was published almost 50 years earlier. Epeira was first coined by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1805, [2] for a range of spiders now considered Araneidae (orb-weavers).
This page lists all described species of the spider family Araneidae as of Dec. 20, 2016, that start with the letter A. ... Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1757 — Holarctic;
An Orb-weaver spider (Araneus diadematus) was pictured on its web on Sept. 6, 2013, in Rennes, western France. ... modifies her own light sequence to attract male fireflies from other species ...
With so many kinds of eight-legged bugs running around (nearly 3,000 species in North America alone!), the most common house spiders are bound to pop up in your abode from time to time. And with ...
The spiny orb-weaving spiders in the genera Gasteracantha and Micrathena look like plant seeds or thorns hanging in their orb-webs. Some species of Gasteracantha have very long, horn-like spines protruding from their abdomens. One feature of the webs of some orb-weavers is the stabilimentum, a crisscross band of silk through the center of the web.
The large orb web of Araneus diadematus (European garden spider). There is no consistent relationship between the classification of spiders and the types of web they build: species in the same genus may build very similar or significantly different webs. Nor is there much correspondence between spiders' classification and the chemical ...
The orb-weaving spider, Araneus ventricosus, has found a way to hack the firefly’s bioluminescent signals to lure more of the glowing insects, according to new research.